banknotes

20000 Vietnamese Dong banknote type 1991

The banknote of 20,000 Vietnamese Dong from 1991 features a production line in a food factory. The backside of the old 20,000 VND bill shows workers inside a tin can food factory.

You get: £0.40000

1 VND = £0.0000200000

2500 francs banknote West African CFA (1992 to 2002 issue)

The violet and multicoloured banknote of 2500 CFA francs has a hydroelectric power dam and traditional woman on the front side. The back side of the 2500 francs bill shows workers in an orchard, harvesting and spraying insecticides.

You get: £0.30000

1 XOF = £0.0001200000

3000 French Francs banknote (Green uniface 1938)

This French 3000 trois mille francs bill is uniface with a simple design, printed on green paper, cheque paper size, with watermark. Text on the three thousand francs banknote reads ‘Banque de France’.

You get: £1.92000

1 FRF = £0.0006400000

5 American Dollars banknote

The banknote of five dollars has the image of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America. The words ‘Federal Reserve Note – the United States of America’ are printed on the paper note.

You get: £3.49965

1 USD = £0.6999300000

5 Barbados Dollars banknote (National Heroes Square)

The green-coloured $5 banknote from Barbados’ older banknotes series has an image of National Heroes Square on the back side. The square in Bridgetown used to be called Trafalgar Square.

You get: £1.09755

1 BBD = £0.2195100000

5 Belgian Francs banknote (Societe Generale)

This 5 cinq francs banknote depicts a young Queen Louise-Marie of Belgium. She was also known as Louise of Orléans, and became the first Belgian Queen when she married King Leopold I. The caption ‘Société Générale de Belgique’ is the name of the issuing bank, a division of one of the largest ever Belgian companies.

You get: £0.08470

1 BFR = £0.0169400000

5 Brazilian Reais banknote

The cinco (five) reais Brazilian banknote has Republica, the personification of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on the front. On the back of the R$5 note is the great egret, a large white heron that can be found in tropical and temperate areas of Brazil.

You get: £0.48390

1 BRL = £0.0967800000

5 Bulgarian Leva banknote

The red coloured banknote of 5 Bulgarian Leva features the portrait of painter Ivan Milev and elements from his paintings. The 5 leva note has a holographic strip on the front side.

You get: £0.00125

1 BGN = £0.0002500000

5 Egyptian Pounds banknote (Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque)

The banknote of five egyptian pounds shows the Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. On the £5 currency note a caption reads ‘central bank of Egypt’.

You get: £0.03040

1 EGP = £0.0060800000

5 Litai banknote Lithuania

Lithuania’s banknote of 5 Litai features a portrait of the linguist Jonas Jablonskis. On the back of the Penki Litai note are a mother and daughter at a spinning wheel.

You get: £0.76400

1 LTL = £0.1528000000

5 Malaysian Ringgit (2nd series 1986)

The portrait on the $5 Malaysian Ringgit banknote is that of the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti, Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad. The reverse side shows flowers and the garden of the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur.

You get: £0.61480

1 MYR = £0.1229600000

5 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

The 5 Mark forum scheck is a type of banknote that Western visitors used when they visited East Germany (DDR) during the Cold War. The green colored banknote has the text ‘Fünf Mark’ printed on the front side.

You get: £0.05170

1 DEM = £0.0103400000

5 Polish Zlotych banknote (Nieobiegowy)

The green coloured bill of 5 Zloty with the text ‘nieobiegowy’, meaning ‘not in circulation’, features the Town Hall of Zamość on the front side and the Polish military decoration ‘Order of the Cross of Grunwald’ on the back side.

You get: £0.03750

1 PLN = £0.0075000000

5,000 Brazilian Cruzeiros banknote (Tiradentes blue type)

The blue-coloured banknote of Cinco Mil Cruzeiros features Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, better known as Tiradentes, 18th century revolutionary leader. The back side of the 5000 cruzeiros bill shows “Tiradentes Ante O Carrasco” (Tiradentes facing the executioner), a painting by Rafael Falco. Two versions of the 5000 cruzeiros banknote exist: This blue version printed … Continued

You get: £1.50000

1 BRB = £0.0003000000

5,000 Brazilian Cruzeiros Reais banknote (Gaucho)

On both sides of the banknote of 5000 Cruzeiros Reais is a gaucho, a skilled horseman, the Latin equivalent of a cowboy. On the front are the ruins of São Miguel das Missões, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the back side of the Cinco Mil Cruzeiros Reais is a gaucho on horseback roping steer.

You get: £0.43000

1 BRB = £0.0000860000

50 Aruban Florin banknotes (Red land crab)

The front of this vertical 50 Aruban Florin bill showcases the vibrant Red Land crab, the Whiptail lizard, and the resilient Shoreline Purslane, a plant well-adapted to sandy environments. Flip over this 50 AWG bill, and you’ll find an illustration of the historic Willem III Towers. Once a lighthouse and public clock tower, this iconic … Continued

You get: £14.86500

1 AWG = £0.2973000000

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